Chapter 556: River West Carried in a Few People
Chapter 556: River West Carried in a Few People
From what Luo Feifan managed to dig out, everyone faintly felt that Chen Chaofa’s background had the flavor of those ancient times when warlords carved up territories and fought for dominance.
The irony struck them as almost laughable. While the people in the south were still struggling between zombies and mutated plants and animals, barely scraping by, the people in the north were already forming alliances and waging wars for supremacy.
For these powerful figures, survival was clearly not the most important thing.
Speaking of supplies, before the apocalypse, this base had been a major transportation hub, much like Xiangcheng. Several major north-south and east-west routes converged here, with a train station, bus station, airport, and even an inland port.
Because of this, the abundance of supplies was staggering. It was said there were even two or three military factories in the suburbs, producing military trucks and ammunition.
So, in the early days of the apocalypse, people here had no shortage of food. But with so many survivors to support, coupled with the recent extreme weather and Wu Simiao’s negligence, the poorly managed base soon began to run out of supplies.
The most urgent problem was electricity. Although power had been restored, the bitter cold and lack of heating drove many people to run air conditioners at home, which strained the grid further. Lately, blackouts and circuit burnouts from overload have become a daily occurrence.
“It’s really inconvenient without power.” Fatty, bundled up like a penguin, squeezed into An Ran’s villa for a meeting. He listened to Luo Feifan’s report while warming his hands by the fire.
The villa’s living room had a European-style fireplace. Zhan Lian had cut down a frozen tree from outside and placed it in the hearth, and Luo Feifan kept it burning, filling the house with warmth.
The sight gave Fatty some inspiration. Although the world outside was buried in snow, this villa complex still had plenty of vegetation. The more upscale the neighborhood, the more tall trees it had.
The moment he came in and saw the firewood burning, he turned and ordered his men to chop down all the trees in the complex and distribute them to the weaker residents as fuel.
A few idle women were also sitting by An Ran’s fire to warm themselves. Hearing Fatty’s words, they leaned toward An Ran and whispered mysteriously: “An Ran, do you know how many people were carried into our Hexi neighborhood yesterday?”
“Huh? How many people were carried in?” An Ran blinked in puzzlement.
She knew these women; they were all Wood-type ability users. But as for people being carried into the neighborhood, she had no idea. She’d gone to bed early the night before, Doll in her arms.
Just then, Liang Ziyu walked in with a knife and a bundle of freshly chopped wood.
An Ran leaned close and asked in a low voice, “Did you know about this? A few people were carried in from Hexi yesterday.”
Zhan Lian, Luo Feifan, and the others were still discussing the wind turbine system. Liang Ziyu tilted his head and pursed his lips toward a certain direction.
“Look! They’ve all been assigned over there. They’re freezing to death. Fatty carried them to that villa.”
“Oh, they deserve it. They left us on our own, and now they’re freezing to death.” By the fireplace, a woman gloated openly, tossing a tree root into the flames to stoke the fire. Her expression was almost cheerful.
Didn’t these people deserve it?